Bibliography: J5ZHDGAC

key	J5ZHDGAC
title	Layers of Veils Obscuring the Image of Tahirih Qurrat al-ʿAyn
author	Yazdani, Mina
authority control	Mina Yazdani
item type	Journal article
publication year	2023
date	2023
publication title	Hawwa : Journal of Women of the Middle East and the Islamic World
abstract note	This paper deconstructs the ways the image of Fāṭima Zarrīn-Tāj Baraghānī, known as Tahirih Qurrat al-ʿAyn (d. 1852), has been distorted in academic works and in anti-Bahā’ī polemics. The misrepresentations of Tahirih in these works range from disconnecting her from the source of her inspiration, to accusations of immorality, to denying her knowledge, to denying her poetry, to depicting her as a militant figure. It is suggested that misogyny, religious prejudice, selective as well as uncritical use of primary sources, and agenda driven scholarship explain the misrepresentations.
pages	358-380
issue	4
volume	21
language	English
manual tags	BIOGRAPHY; TAHIRIH; SCHOLARSHIP; POLEMIC; DISTORTION; MISREPRESENTATION